THE FOREIGN and Commonwealth Office has issued a new travel warning for Britons. What does this mean for future holiday plans?

Britons have been issued an updated travel warning from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) as the global coronavirus pandemic rages on. Last month the FCO urged all Britons to avoid non-essential travel worldwide for 30 days, however, officials took a further step this weekend.

Meanwhile, the most up to date travel advice on the FCO website states: "As countries respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, including travel and border restrictions, the FCO advises British nationals against all but essential international travel.

"Any country or area may restrict travel without notice.

"If you live in the UK and are currently travelling abroad, you are strongly advised to return now, where and while there are still commercial routes available.

“Many airlines are suspending flights and many airports are closing, preventing flights from leaving.”

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"And you won’t be able to claim this back on your travel insurance, because insurers don't typically allow you to claim for cancellation because of a ‘disinclination to travel’.

"In other words, you’ll be paying to cancel a holiday that might end up being cancelled by the holiday provider, in which case you’re entitled to a full refund."

Which? explain: "If you’re paying for a package holiday in installments, it will probably seem counterintuitive to continue paying off the balance, especially if you’re due to travelling the next two or three months.

"But unless you’ve only paid the deposit — and it’s an amount so small you’re willing to lose it — you should probably continue to pay your holiday installments. Otherwise, you’ll lose what you have paid and forfeit protection under the package holiday protection scheme."